Singapore Airlines 747 Crashes on Takeoff: 83 Dead
Singapore Airlines Flight 006 attempted takeoff on a closed runway at Taipei's Chiang Kai-shek Airport and struck construction equipment in typhoon conditions, killing 83 of the 179 people aboard. The disaster exposed critical failures in runway signage and crew communication that led to worldwide reforms in airport ground operations during adverse weather.
October 31, 2000
26 years ago
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Léon (° en 467), petit-fils de l'empereur byzantin Léon Ier, est proclamé César.
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couronnement de l'antipape Clément VII, début du Grand Schisme d'Occident.
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